The bold, black notes and numbers in the diagrams below show which Major scale notes and scale degrees (do, re, mi...) make up each melody.

Scale degree

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

A Major scale

A

B

C#

D

E

F#

G#

The chords of this tune are entirely in the key of A Major. Pay attention to the way that the melody notes match up really well with the chords. Melodies feel much less random when you know which chords they are being played over, and which notes make up each of those chords!